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A Simple Approach for Nonprofits to Protect Their Credentials

Cybercriminals will not go away after the pandemic. In fact, they’re now more emboldened because of the recent successful breaches. Let’s remember, for example, in the UN mega-breach this year, hackers obtained employee credentials from the dark web and performed illegal activities between April and August. While the UN has yet to assess the overall damage in its network, researchers discovered that at least 100,000 employee private records were exposed.

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How To Protect Your Nonprofit from Hackers [Updated 2022]

When it comes to cybersecurity, there is both good news and bad news for nonprofits. Cybersecurity is a rapidly escalating issue that many organizations aren’t prepared to confront. Compromised financial and personal information can be sold on the dark web and used for identity theft, ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and any number of crimes. That’s bad news.  The good news is that the vast majority of cyberattacks are preventable. It’s your responsibility as a nonprofit to protect the staff’s, donors’, and volunteers’ data. The fact is that too many nonprofits don’t take cybersecurity seriously. Unfortunately, they don’t understand the very real and disruptive effect a security breach can have on their missions.  This can happen because most users think that IT is the same as cybersecurity. IT experts are critical to the everyday operation of digital resources and network communication. They ensure that users are able to stay productive and have access to network resources critical to their job functions. But it’s the security of information assets and the resources that store them that are cybersecurity professionals’ main concerns.  Both require trained experts to handle complicated and evolving solutions. But it’s unrealistic to rely on an IT company to protect

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Steps Your Nonprofit Can Take in Case of A Cyberattack

As nonprofits become more dependent on mobile and digital technologies to fundraise and operate, recent cyberattacks show just how easy it is for hackers to get their hands on valuable information and donations without being noticed. In fact, according to IBM, the average time to identify a cyberattack is 207 days.

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501c3 Cybersecurity: This Is What You Need To Know

501c3 cybersecurity has become a great concern in recent years. As ill-intended users find new and sophisticated ways to enact malicious behavior, it becomes imperative that your nonprofit takes action to protect work-related data and other sensitive information from your donors and partners.

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Discover Top 5 Nonprofits Cybersecurity Tips

501c3 cybersecurity has become a great concern in recent years. As ill-intended users find new and sophisticated ways to enact malicious behavior, it becomes imperative that your nonprofit takes action to protect work-related data and other sensitive information from your donors and partners.

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Nonprofit Cybersecurity For Partners: 4 Ways To Keep Your Data Safe

Nonprofit cybersecurity for partners is essential to prevent hackers from accessing personal and financial information. As ill-intended users are aware of the technical know-how constraints these organizations face, they have developed new tactics to invade nonprofits’ networks. To help you protect your partners, we have prepared 4 essential steps that will keep hackers at bay: Nonprofit Cybersecurity For Partners Tip 1: KnowBe4 Training Phishing is a type of social engineering attack used to steal login credentials and financial information. The attacker often uses a trusted identity to deceive the victim into opening an email or message. The recipient is then tricked into clicking or downloading a malicious file, which can lead to a ransomware attack or the revealing of sensitive information. The consequences of a phishing attack can be devastating for your organization. Not only will you suffer severe financial losses but your reputation among partners and sponsors will decline too. How to recognize phishing emails? Phishing emails often express/contain: – Urgency: Calls to action that require you to “act now” – Finance: Wire transfers, invoices, or payment remittances – Credentials: Unusual log in activity – Delivery: Package arrival or shipping information See this example: Image from: Khan Academy The

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